National Public Radio

News about National Public Radio, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Nov. 4, 2014

Tom Magliozzi, who with his younger brother, Ray, hosted NPR's popular Car Talk, dies at age 77. MORE

Sep. 15, 2014

National Public Radio is widely expanding its live stage shows, announcing slate of nearly two dozen events planned nationwide; events, supported by the Kresge Foundation and corporate sponsors, are intended to shore up NPR's finances. MORE

Jun. 30, 2014

Jarl Mohn, incoming chief executive of NPR, intends to use experience gleaned from public radio in Los Angeles to address organization's failure to reach people of color; NPR has an overwhelmingly white staff and audience, though Southern California Public Radio, where Mohn was chairman, has a strong record of diversity. MORE

May. 21, 2014

NPR says it will cancel its midday program Tell Me More, which was meant to attract African-Americans and other listeners of color; decision is part of efforts to close $6 million deficit, and will eliminate 28 jobs across newsroom; NPR’s board has adopted strategic plan, including mandate to expand diversity, and hired new chief executive, Jarl Mohn, who promises similar focus on appealing to more diverse audiences. MORE

May. 10, 2014

NPR appoints Jarl Mohn, founder of E! cable channel, as its new chief executive. MORE

Mar. 31, 2014

Announcement that radio show This American Life will part ways from its distributor, Public Radio International, sets off scramble among rivals for rights to popular program; host and executive producer Ira Glass says talks will be conducted with several distributors, including NPR, but self-distribution may be an option. MORE

Dec. 16, 2013

NPR amasses nearly $17 million in grants to increase substantially its coverage of education and global health and development, and finance creation of new mobile and web platform; grants come three months after it said it would cut 10 percent of its staff. MORE

Dec. 3, 2013

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upholds federal ban on political advertising on public television and radio stations, narrowly rejecting an argument that it violated the First Amendment. MORE

Sep. 21, 2013

NPR officials bill reboot of famed All Things Considered as rare chance for legacy radio program, previously based in Washington, to rethink what it is and what it does; show will move to Culver City, Calif, with Arun Rath hosting weekend broadcasts. MORE

Sep. 14, 2013

NPR says it will try to reduce its staff by about 10 percent through voluntary buyouts; move is part of effort by public radio organization to balance its budget. MORE

Aug. 20, 2013

NPR chief executive Gary E Knell says he is leaving to run National Geographic Society; announcement comes as unwelcome surprise to NPR staff members, given that Knell brought desperately needed stability to executive ranks when he arrived in late 2011. MORE

Jul. 1, 2013

Media Decoder blog; public radio stations nationwide choose their new midday programming to replace NPR's 21-year-old call-in show Talk of the Nation, which signed off; NPR's replacement offering, expanded two-hour version of existing Here & Now program, will be carried by 302 stations, in contrast to 407 stations for Talk. MORE

Mar. 30, 2013

National Public Radio announces plans to end call-in show Talk of the Nation in summer 2013 after 21 years on the air; will urge radio stations to replace it with Boston-based magazine-style news program Here and Now. MORE

Mar. 13, 2013

National Public Radio hosts party during South by Southwest Interactive conference to kick off its youth initiative Generation Listen, new campaign designed to build stronger connections with a 20-something audience. MORE

Oct. 15, 2012

NPR’s Morning Edition has one of the most peculiar formats of any morning show on radio or television: hosts Steve Inskeep and Renee Montagne are split between the East Coast and the West, reflecting the audience's geographic diversity; format is working for the highest-rated radio news program. MORE

Jun. 19, 2012

National Public Radio is hoping new shows like Ask Me Another will help the aging radio network gain a younger audience, ensuring its long-term survival. MORE

Apr. 16, 2012

National Public Radio will debut a 10-episode series titled TED Radio Hour, which will feature talks from TED, the nonprofit group that sponsors conferences on ideas. MORE

Dec. 5, 2011

New NPR president and chief executive Gary E Knell hopes to restore order and revitalize the public radio network, coming off bruising 14 months in which several top executives resigned or were dismissed; listeners have submitted, at Knell's prompting, a long list of suggestions and requests for revamping and revitalizing programming. MORE

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